Penholder



March 21, 1939. PQLLAK 2,151,440

PENHOLDER.

File d June 24, 1957 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved penholder, and more particularly to an improved holder for fountain pens.

One of the objects of my invention is to pro- 5 vide a simple device, which can be manufactured at low cost, and which can be used as a separate article of manufacture, or which may be incorporated into various articles which are ordinarily used on desks, such as lamps and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device whereby the cap of a fountain pen will be securely held on a suitable support, so that the pen can be supported in its cap, on a desk 15 or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which will hold the cap of a fountain pen, by gripping the clip of said cap.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple device whereby the holder for the cap of a fountain pen is mounted so as to have universal movement, including a tilting movement. It is to be understood that whenever I refer 'to the cap of a fountain pen, I include any equivalent receptacle, which can hold a fountain pen or other pen, adjacent the point of said pen.

V Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the following description and drawing which 30 illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof, it being understood that the above statement of the objects of my invention is intended generally to explain the same without limiting it in any manner.

35 Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the improved device, with the pen held in the cap or other receptacle.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the pen withdrawn from the cap or other receptacle.

40 This View also shows in broken lines, how the cap or the like can be tilted.

Fig. 3 is an elevation, partially in section, taken in the plane which is perpendicular to the plane of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

46 Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. "5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig, 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 5-6 of 50 Fig. 1.

It has heretofore been proposed to make what are commonly known as desk-sets for holding the barrel of a fountain pen, adjacent the point thereof. Such devices have hitherto been ex- 55 pensive. Likewise, they did not provide means whereby the cap of the fountain pen could be held upon the desk-set or other devices. The improved device preferably provides means for gripping the clip of the cap of a fountain pen 60 detachably, so that the cap of the fountain pen can serve to support the pen tiltably upon the support.

The support comprises a base I which can be made of metal or other suitable material. This base I can be made of any suitable shape. The top surface of the base I is provided with a recess l2, whose inner end is located above the bottom of the base I.

A resilient split sleeve Il having a vertical slot l l, is slidably mounted within the recess 12. Said sleeve l9 can also be freely turned within the recess ii. The member I!) can be made slightly over-sized relative to the recess l2, so that it requires slight force to insert the sleeve ID within the recess H2. The friction between the sleeve l9 and the vertical wall of the recess 12 retains the sleeve H3 in position, unless suitable force is 7 applied to turn the sleeve Ill relative to the base Referring to Fig. 4, the shank of the screw 8 does not engage the left-hand arm of the bearing member 72, but said shank 8 engages the thread of a tapped opening in the right-hand arm of the bearing member 2, which is generally U-shaped.

The bearing member 2 is also resilient so that the arms of the bearing member 2 can be moved towards each other, by turning the screw 8. The head of the screw 8 is larger than the opening in the adjacent arm of the bearing member 2.

' As shown in Fig. 5, the member 3 has a general rectangular cross-section, having corner portions 4, which are rounded or arcuate. These 'corner portions 4 are provided with threads.

The member 3 can be readily made by taking a piece of metal or the like, of rectangular crosssection, and threading the corners thereof by means of a conventional tool. The member 3 has smooth planar faces which contact frictionally with the inner planar faces of the arms of the bearing member 2, so that the friction which is created by tightening the screw 8, holds the member 3 in any tilted position relative to the bearing member 2. The member 3 can therefore be held in a vertical position, or in any tilted position relative to the bearing member 2, and the longitudinal or vertical axis of the recess l2. The members 2 and I!) are made of metal or other suitable material.

A nut 5 is mounted upon the threading of the corner portions 4. Adjacent its upper end, the member 3 is provided with a bore 7, which is made large enough to admit the conventional clip C of the cap H of the fountain pen P.

In order to assemble the device, it is merely necessary to insert the split sleeve l into the recess l2, until the bottom of the member 2 abuts the top wall of the base I. The clip 0 of the cap H is then passed through the opening I, and the nut 5 is turned so that its internal thread 5 will cooperate with the threads 4, so as to raise the nut 5, and clamp the clip C against the top of the cylindrical bore or opening 1.

The cap H can then be turned around a vertical axis, by turning the sleeve in unison with the bearing member 2. The cap H can also be tilted by tilting the member 3 relative to the bearing member 2. A universal connection is thereby provided between the base I, and the direct sup.- port for the cap H.

It is obvious that the device is made of simple parts which can be manufactured and assembled at very low cost.

While I prefer to grip the cap at its clip, I include Within the scope of the invention any means whereby the cap H is connected to the movable part of the support. Likewise, the invention is not to be limited to the specific means for producing the universal movement between the staticnary part of the support, and the movable part thereof. Instead of forming the recess 12 in the base I, said recess could be formed in the base of a lamp or other article, so that a movable support for the cap of a fountain pen can be located in any suitable article. The cap H can be replaced by any other type of receptacle, so that it is not necessary to utilize the cap of the fountain. pen, and said cap can remain upon the barrel of the fountain pen. 1

For example, it may not be necessary in all cases to have the movable member of the support mounted so as to have a universal movement relative to the stationary member of the support. In certain of the claims I have therefore specified that the support comprises a first member, and a second member movable relative to the first member. This movement may bea turning movement or a tilting movement or any other type of movement, or any combination of two or more movements.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is clear that numerous changes and omissions could be made without departing from its spirit.

For example, while I have shown a holding member H for the fountain pen in the form of a cap or receptacle, the invention includes any device which can releasably hold the pen at any part thereof. The cap H preferably has a portion thereof internally threaded in the usual manner, and the barrel of the pen can have a portion thereof externally threaded, as shown in Fig. 2.

The metal member which has the pivot portion I 0 and the bearing portion 2 can be sold asa separatearticle of manufacture. The shank of screw 8 passes loosely through member 3.

I claim:

1. A holder for a pen comprising a first member having a recess, a second member having a pivot portion located in said recess so that the second member is turnable relative to the first member, a third member tiltably connected to the second member, said third member having an opening into which the clip of a holding member for a pen can be inserted, and movable clamping means mounted upon said third member to clamp said clip. a

2. In combination, a base member having a recess, a second member having a slitted and resilient pivot portion which fits turnably and frictionally in said recess, the second member having a bearing portion external to said recess, the bearing portion including separated resilient arms, a third member located between said arms, means adapted to pivot the third member to said arms and to produce frictional contact between said arms and said third member, said third member having an opening into which the clip of a holding member for a pen can be inserted, and clamping means adapted to cooperate with said third member to engage said clip. 7

3. In a holder for a fountain pen, an externally threaded member having an opening into which the clip of a holding member for a pen can be inserted, a nut mounted upon said threaded member and movable longitudinally on said threaded member to clamp said clip.

4. A holder for a fountain pen comprising a base member having a recess, a second member.

having a split and resilient pivot portion which fits turnably and frictionally in said recess, the second member having spaced resilient arms located external to said recess, a third member located between the arms of the second member, a pivot screw having its shank passing through said arms and through a bore of the third member, the shank of said pivot screw engaging only one of said arms, the head of the pivot screw being larger than the opening in the adjacent arm so that the turning of said screw can force said resilient arms towards the third member, the

third member being externally threaded and having the portions thereof which are adjacent the inner surfaces of said arms contacting frictionally with said inner surfaces, said third member having a bore therein above said upstanding arms,

and a nut member mounted upon said third member and adapted to engage the clip of a holding member for the fountain pen in said bore.

5. A holder for a pen comprising a support, a first movable member located in said support, said first movable member being turnable in said support around a first axis, a second movable member tiltably connected to the first movable member and tiltable about a second axis which is inclined to the first axis, a holding member having a clip and adapted to hold the pen, the second movable member having clamping means adapted to'grip said clip.

6. A holder for a pen comprising a support, a

first movable member located in said support, said first movable member being turnable in said support around first axis, a second movable mem- '7. A holder for a pen comprising a first memher, a second member held movably to the first member, said second member having an opening into which the clip of a holding member for a pen can be inserted, and clamping means adapted to cooperate with said second member to clamp said clip.

ABRAHAM POLLAK. 

